Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-16
AGITATORS AT SEA.
HENRY GEORGE AND OR. M'Glv NM
BATHING At LONG BRANCH

I-ookers-on Curious % - How the I've
Notables Would Take to the Calling
waves-Dignity s.a Nerve-A SWIM
ming Race.
A few days ago the bathers at one Of the
beaches were surprised by the sight Of two
well known faces at the top Of pair Of
wretched looking, iii fitting suits approaching
the surf. Not that these suits were any worSs
than the others in sight at the time; they were
On The same pattern as all the concessions 10
the proprieties peddled out to men who want to
take plunge bath in public. But these faces
were so particularly well known that their
situation seemed grossly incongruoua One
was tall, heavy man, with q smoothly
shaven cheek, chin and lip. His eyes looked
out with a grave expression from under
shaggy brows; his head was bent forward
slightly as he walked and the broad shoulders
seemed to have been rounded with toll over
books; his limbs, like his body, were too
heavy for symmetry. AT his side was q lit
tie man whose bald crown came only to
the big mans shoulders. He wore full
red beard and mustache; he carried his
finely formed head very straight and swung
his arms TO and fro as be walked; his body
and limbs formed in good proportion, indi
eating considerable athletic power.
The first was Dr. Edward McGlynn and the
second Mr.. Henry George. All the bathers
stopped their tumbling to watch them,
and the spectators in the pavilion and
on the sands concentrated their attention
upon them. Everybody undoubtedly was
curious TO see how they would take to tho
chilling water. They approached the surf
without hesitation, and as little wave
splashed up against the white calves Of their
legs they were not seen TO finch. They
marched out into the sea as if entering their
native element, with dignity and nerve.
When the water had reached their thighs, Dr.
McGlynn stopped over and doused his head
with double handful Of the brine and then
walked on Mr.. George did not cease to
swing his arms back and forth until be was
so deep in the tide that he would have had to
crook his elbow TO keep his hands out Of the
wet Then, as calmly as il the temperature
of the water was above eighty, he took a
0ader, folding his hands together in front Of
Him, and disappeared entirely beneath big
green wave. DIR. McGlynn was left alone,
and he waded little further On, watching
for his companion to reappear.
When Mr.. George came to e,e surface be
made out TO sea with long, powerful stroke,
but in half minute turned over on his back
and sung out 10 the doctor that the water
was good Dr. McCilynn at this took .
plunge It was not a graceful dive, like
that of his intellectually twin brother, but .
simple sinking into the wave without even
ducking his head He swan after the editor,
who waited for him TO catch up, when they
set out together towards the raft, moored a
long distance from the shore They did not
go more than half way there, but it was
beyond the point where the crowd was anus
ing itself. There they turned about and
slowly made for the beach. Mr.. George
swan most of the time in the straightforward
way adopted by Sundstrom. but the doctor
took The greatest enjoyment in lying m otion-
less on his back. He lay thus for two or
three minutes at time, with his eyes closed.
while Mr.. George thrashed about. swimming
and diving and looking around him. Occa-
sionally they spoke to each other. and several
times bowed to acquaintance. In such cases
the doctor smiled in a dignifed way without
opening his lips, but Mr.. George did noe
hesitate to run the risk of brackish mouthfui
from an impudent billow by calling ous
A SWIMMING RACE.
They remained in the surf for more than
half an hour, and the last thing they did was
to take part in a race to the shore, though
they were not aware that race was i'm prog
ress. They had swum out half way TO the
raft again. Near the point where they
turned about were three young men who
agreed among themselves TO swim back 70
the shore with the agitators, to see how fast
they could GO The agitators were ignorant
OF this determination, and whether they
swan as fast as they could h not known.
But the three young men strained every
nerve, and it must be said that they were noe
able to keep up With either Mr.. George or the
doctor. The latter was little behind Mr..
George at the finish, and appeared 70 be tax
ing it easy, and he was two full lengths in
advance OF the best swimmer Of the three
young men. The distinguished bathers
walked dripping back TO their closets a. they
had gone to the water, Mr.. George taking
the lead. and followed closely by the STOPPING.
massive figure OF DR.. MeGlynn--New York